Children are being taken out of school for the final days of the summer term as parents try desperately to save their family holidays. But parents are unwilling to cancel summer get-aways just because their child was in the same ‘bubble’ as another pupil who had tested positive. The letter claimed most Covid cases in children were ‘being spread at parties and gatherings in the community’ rather than at school. On the Mumsnet website many questioned the importance of being in school in the dying days of the academic year. Businesses and unions have also warned that factories are on the verge of shutting because of staff shortages.

Source: Daily Mail July 17, 2021 22:41 UTC